The nation’s agricultural backbone is cracked.
Klar: The extinction of mid-size American farms hurts you
Wilson: Vermont and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Government
Beware of the one-party system as it is in Vermont. Hold fast to God and our Constitution as these are the only protections left that we have.
Public school prevents Mid-Vermont Christian student from playing soccer over transgender controversy
For years she’s been allowed to play on the local Hartford team because her school doesn’t have a soccer program.
Now she is being told by the public school that she is not welcome to join.
Accused domestic assailant dies in prison, tox scan ordered
Police say Nichols became unresponsive in the booking area at the facility at about 6:32 a.m. Sunday.
Drone exec, Vermonter picked to lead FAA / Seaman permanent Orange County state’s attorney / 911 remembered
Orange County gets a permanent state’s attorney (until the next election), and a Vermont lawyer and drone expert is picked to lead the Federal Aviation Agency.
Banzhaf: Connecticut is 13th state considering Trump ballot ban
Vermont’s not among the 13 states with movement to keep Donald Trump off the ballot. Yet.
Montpelier couple busted for public sex / Homeowner charged with arson / Goddard College burglarized
Two Montpelier police officers were on regular patrol when they saw the couple engaged in a sex act in plain view of passing vehicles and foot traffic in a public space.
VT Headlines: 70 people join effort to find missing Westmore woman
Vermont’s flooded state buildings will take time to reopen; Pride parade marches through Burlington; Vt. Guard opens range for showcase; Federal funds to fix state railroads
Swastikas spray painted at pro-BLM Alexander Twilight museum
This offense – termed “ Vandalism/Hate Motivated Crimes” by state police – is believed to have occurred between 7 PM Saturday night and 9:45 AM Sunday.
Despathy: I’m an outsider inside the State House. Here’s what I see
New Democrat lawmakers join a party tribe while their constituents suffer.
LaMarche: Vermont’s new ‘Social Justice’ commission ignores the poor
Our glorious leaders in Montpelier will take their work as gospel, even as they continue to neglect the Odanak people and bolster divisive notions of ‘justice.
McClaughry: Revive the Council of Censors
The Vermont Constitution established a Council of Censors “that would assure that the freedom of the commonwealth may be preserved inviolate forever”.
Feds hit Edson with armed robbery charge
The 40-time felon who reportedly told a store security officer “Dude, I’ll blow your head off” now finds himself in the federal court system.
Roper: Are $6 per gallon gas prices coming to Vermont?
Washington State sees highest gas prices in country following carbon tax
Burlington mic censorship ‘unprecedented,’ city councilor says
“I will say that in my 20 years on the City Council I don’t ever recall seeing someone do such a thing, despite hundreds of heated meetings and offensive statements,” Shannon said. “When something so unexpected happens it is hard to respond in the moment.”
Prager U: The bitter taste of ‘Defund the Police’
A law-and-order conservative is a liberal who’s been car-jacked.
Smokies, game wardens nab armed robbery suspect
Burlington armed robbery suspect Eric Edson fled police by bicycle, sailboat, kayak, dump truck, and tractor – to no avail.
VT Headlines: Drug use, overdoses becoming more public in Burlington
Hardwick man struck and killed by driver/ Will Fair Haven officer involved in fatal shooting face charges from AG?/ It’s been a wet, hazy summer in Vermont. What does that mean for fall foliage?
At first Truth and Reconciliation Commission, participants identify their race, white privilege
The commission’s executive director was thanked for stating her white privilege.
Daughter denies collecting dead mom’s Social Security check for 28 years
Ella Mae Woods, 75, developed a scheme to defraud the Social Security Administration for 28 years and to have her dead mother’s benefits wired to a joint account at the TD Bank in Brattleboro Vermont from the U.S. Treasury, the two-count indictment said.
Man charged with murdering cellmate had suffered from schizophrenia, heavy cannabis use
Robbie Mafuta’s hospital psychiatrist thought his paranoid schizophrenia might have been caused by heavy use of high-potency marijuana.
Letters: U.S. as we know it is dead/ Obama ‘birthers,’ take note
Expect turmoil and dirty tricks to be standard operating acts during this election cycle..
Warner: Are you ready for Project Blue Beam?
Surely Serge Monast sounded like a crank to most of the people who bothered to entertain his theories back in the 80s and 90s. However, thirty years later are his detractors looking like the foolishly naïve?
RNC committeeman Shepard starts Throw-up Thursday
Each week, Shepard discusses what makes him sick in politics that particular week.
Smith: Social Security insolvency should be #1 at next GOP prez debate
Yes, someone needs to ask hard questions of those who wish to run the country.
Braver Angels take on our ‘inner polarizer’
Much of today’s polarization is driven by how we talk with like-minded people about those on the other side, Braver Angels organizers say.
Man removing roadkill struck by car/ Pickup truck fire, thefts
Trying to clear the highway, a Vergennes man sustained life-threatening injuries.
Police looking for Eric Edson in Fairfax
Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a man they say was involved in an armed robbery and pursuit in Burlington last week.
Contrary Canaan bans homeless loitering
You are very welcome to visit Canaan – but not to loiter on public property.
VT Headlines: Cyanobacteria booming in Lake Carmi
Absent in Vermont schools this fall: student Covid-19 testing; Rutland County state’s attorney says fatal officer-involved shooting in Fair Haven justified; Norwich stuck in a heating dilemma
Enjoy Dead Creek Wildlife Day on Oct. 7
The festival is hosted by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, Vermont, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, Delta Waterfowl, and Otter Creek Audubon Society.
New driver training school licensed in the Northeast Kingdom
Are you or someone you know ready to embark on a journey towards becoming a responsible and skilled driver? Look no further.
$10 million in manufactured housing communities funding available
Interested parties are invited to attend a question-and-answer session on Microsoft Teams or call in to 802-828-7667, Phone Conference ID: 503 074 591#, on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Media misses brazen Burlington censorship story
When a former Burlington city councilor seized the mic from a Burlington resident making a public comment, the media yawned.
State: Casella must remove flood control berm
Vermont’s biggest solid waste handler lacked proper permitting to build its post-flood berm in Montpelier.
DMV warns of private-sale used vehicles with undisclosed flood damage
Consumers should be aware when purchasing used vehicles with titles issued during storm periods that they could be flood vehicles, even if the title is not from a state affected by the storm.
George plea: Mom shot her husband
Mom pulled the trigger on the fusillade of shots that killed her husband, an accused murderer says.
Phone call that shocked Teddy Roosevelt came 122 years ago today in Isle LaMotte
122 years ago today, a telephone rang in Isle LaMotte. Little did he know that Theodore Roosevelt was about to step into his role as the Father of the American Century.
U.S. oil production returns to pre-pandemic levels
The national average for unleaded gas was $3.81 a gallon on Labor Day, according to AAA. The highest recorded average price was $5.02 a gallon on June 14, 2022.
MacDonald: Vermont’s culture – or what’s Left of it
Vermont once had, at least in my Normal Rockwell-esque memory, a sense of independence and a toe-hold on sanity. That place Calvin Coolidge called home. Not anymore.
Vermont youth waterfowl hunting, Sept. 23-24
On September 23 and 24, hunters 17 years of age or younger may hunt ducks and geese in the Lake Champlain and Interior Vermont waterfowl hunting zones. The age requirement is 15 and under in the Connecticut River zone.
State employee union joins AFL-CIO/ Feds declare 2nd farm emergency / UVM research $$ surges/ No LNG by rail / Mobile home water $$ unleashed
Vermont’s state employee union hopes to increase its legislative influence by joining the nation’s largest labor organization. Critics of mandated workplace diversity ‘education’ are watching.
VT Headlines: Vermont Truth and Reconciliation Commission holds first public meeting
Sen. Welch to seek public opinion on drug price regulation; Rep. Balint to hold clean energy roundtable; Concerns raised about Vermont hotel being used to house the homeless
Vermont Republicans set dates for town caucus & state convention
Earlier this week Vermont Republican Party Chairman Paul Dame notified Vermont’s Town Clerks and the Republican Party’s local Town Committees that the state party has set a date of Tuesday September 19th as the date for the Republican Caucuses.
USDA designates Vermont a natural disaster area due flooding
This Secretarial disaster designation from USDA makes farm operators across Vermont eligible to be considered for Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans, provided eligibility requirements are met.
Klar: The histrionic follies of volcano deniers
For the elites, net-zero emission “standards” are applied to cows, cars, and gas stoves but not to jet travel, ski chalets, and golf courses…or Nature itself.
Roper: Another example of climate hysteria leading to a dumb, misguided policy
Three hours a day riding a school bus is the price some students pay for the school district’s failure to hire enough drivers.
We’re growing! Welcome aboard, Michael
This week, look for Michael Bielawski’s investigation into media coverage – and lack of it – into a former Burlington City Councilor silencing a citizen by seizing his microphone at a government meeting.
Rise and fall of Vermont eugenics
Vermont was one of many American states to adopt eugenics as the basis for public policies such as family separation, institutionalization, and sterilization that targeted the most vulnerable Vermonters.
Elderly pedestrian dies after hit by car driven by teen
The Subaru, driven by a 16-year-old, veered into the breakdown lane and struck the 89-year-old man.
Habitual offender charged with murdering mother and son, stealing son’s truck
Christopher Ellis had been staying with the Garvins since April. Then he shot them both and fled in the son’s truck, police charge.
VT Headlines: Big VT tourist draw ranked among world’s biggest ‘tourist traps’ by USA Today
Man with dementia rescued in upper valley; WCAX reporter among the thousands stranded at Burning Man; Xylazine strips will be added to state’s toolkit for opioid overdose prevention
Fireovid: When American jobs went to China and no-one in charge cared
Many voters are woefully or intentionally blind to what’s going on, or they are happy being just obedient servants. They limit themselves to knowing only what their party’s propagandists tell them.
Frenier: Universal school choice would set free American spirit of innovation
Choice in schools doesn’t create administrative chaos. Vermont’s vocational technical schools. provide a model for how school choice could be managed.
CLG: U.S. to send controversial munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine
Moscow warns of direct clash with NATO; Federal Court Rules Against FDA Over Anti-Ivermectin Posts; Marching ‘Blood Tribe’ Nazi Admits He’s a Biden Supporter, Another ID’d as Ukrainian Soldier
Priest, former Burlington councilor named Franklin County State’s Attorney
Veteran prosecutor Bram Kranichfeld has been tapped to take command of the troubled Franklin County State’s Attorney’s office.
Bananas: Guide to diversity, equity and inclusion
Despite its historical reputation as the global melting pot and land of equal opportunity, America has been recently outed by the really-super-smart types in colleges and universities as none of the above.
LaMarche: The only plan forward / Part II
As the UK had resoundingly rejected neoliberal thought in favor of jump-starting the repatriation of national decision-making, so must we.
Illegal migrants from Mexico assault Swanton Sector border agent
There were 521 assault incidents against Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials in fiscal year 2022 and 386 in the first ten months of 2023.
Man charged with burying father in back yard
State police received a call reporting that Shawn Bair, 32, of Richford, had informed the caller that a family member recently died of natural causes, and Bair had buried the relative in the back yard of his home on Intervale Avenue.
FEMA sets Oct. 12 flood help deadline
The sooner you apply, the sooner FEMA can process your claim.
School van driver who molested children gets three-year sentence in plea deal
Judge Alison Arms rejected a plea agreement for two years in prison after reading what one victim said about Normandin: “He destroyed my life.”
Homeless man with six shoplifting busts arrested for attempted bank robbery
Morristown has been hit with a crime wave this summer, and police say Steven Royce is right in the middle of it.
Frenier: Common American education closes income gap
What made America the world’s education leader? The evidence points to the importance of local, rather than state regulations and to grassroots action rather than top-down campaigns.
‘Come Visit Vermont’ reminds this hospital patient how beautiful his home state is
You and I are blessed to live every day amid four-season (okay, three) scenes of splendor.
Roper: When a school board member actually puts kids first
If the organization has been physically abusing children and defrauding the taxpayers I can see where they might be in fear of someone shining a light on their improprieties.
Despathy: ‘Compassion without comprehension’ = compliance at Newark Street School
It is this mentality of ‘compassion without comprehension’ that results in the abuses of people by those in positions of power who demand full compliance without question.
VT Headlines: Montpelier businesses start to reopen after flood clean up
Narcan vending machine in Johnson is first in the state; BHS students return to Macy’s campus for another school year; After-school programs expand in Vermont with new funding
VT open government advocates recommend changes to court records system
The New England First Amendment Coalition sent the Vermont Judiciary a list of recommendations on how to improve access to state court records.
Maine hospital fired nurses for refusing COVID shots—now it’s begging them to come back
Some of those workers were even slapped with misconduct charges for refusing to comply with the mandate, many were later denied unemployment benefits, and no requests for religious exemptions honored
UVM named among nation’s most LGBTQ-friendly
“It is an honor to again be among the best colleges for queer and trans students,” said Kate Jerman, director of the Prism Center.
Eden man dies 16 days after crash, driver gets added charges
With injured people in his car, the driver tried to flee – unsuccessfully.
New electric school buses lose up to 80% range in winter
New busses fall short on planned benefit to the environment and to the community.
Nathaniel Boone, 95
The recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal distributed food weekly for the Community Food Cupboard and counseled prisoners in a Rutland jail.
Frenier: our schools widen the income gap
As eminent economist Thomas Sowell points out, if you cannot get beyond elementary school math, you are literally frozen out of the vast majority of jobs in this country.
Carjackings in Williston
A man with a violent crime arrest record attempted two carjackings in Willliston yesterday, one just down the street from the local police department.
Essex Westford School District teaching Howard Zinn identity politics to students
The Zinn Education Project is the origin of resources including “Rethinking Ethnic Studies” and “Repair: Students Design a Reparations Bill.”
VT Headlines: Burlington Police involved in standoff with armed robbery suspect
Morristown police discuss crime increase over the past month; FEMA delivers update on temporary housing headed to Vermont; Floodplain restoration underway in Brattleboro
Buying alpaca farm with Covid ‘Paycheck Protection’ $$ gets Grafton man two-year stretch
A pizzeria owner spent $660,000 in federal ‘paycheck protection’ money to buy an alpaca farm. But (to quote JO editor Alex de Nuti-Biasi), “The alPPPacas did nothing wrong.”
Opinion: Trapping and nuisance animals
There is a small vocal minority of people who want to end trapping all together. If they succeed, the controlled take will be gone, and nuisance trapping will increase with corresponding wanton waste.
Hyde Park woman completes historic swim of Lake Memphremagog
A beloved Hyde Park veterinarian battled darkness and disorienting fog to swim the 25 mile length of chilly Lake Memphremagog without a wetsuit.
Natural gas pipelines seen as flood pollution mitigator? Not likely
The July flood washed many fuel tanks into the state’s flood plains. Kerosene heaters in damaged mobile homes overturned, spewing heating fuel into floodwaters.
Crime by homeless not just a city problem in Vermont
Bradford city leaders have been meeting for weeks about the growing violent and property crime, much although not necessarily all of it feared to be stemming from an influx of transients.
Vermont AG joins others seeking to narrow Title IX exemptions
The politicians support students who filed a lawsuit to oppose implementing a religious exemption for parts of the law involving “sex discrimination” by schools.
McClaughry: The bizarre Montana climate case
An outfit called Our Children’s Trust brought a suit from 16 Montana youth who allege they are harmed by climate change and the state’s energy policies.
Lawrence: Major parties organize town committees in September
You don’t want to leave politics up to those who have an agenda.
VT Headlines: Staff shortages as school year begins
Nearly a dozen households in a Rutland neighborhood still have no power after Aug. 4 flooding; Head of Springfield prison retires; Have problems with Burlington’s pod shelter been fixed?
Klar: America’s farmerless farming future?
The average age of American farmers is now 60. More people are switching to farming careers, but even there, the average was 46.3 years in last Census, and new farms are more likely to be smaller.
Convicted murderer to be released under Sarah George’s guidance while victim’s family in distress
A brother of a murder victim is expressing frustration that VT State Attorney Sarah George is allowing Gregory Fitzgerald, convicted murderer of his sister, to go free after receiving life w/o parole
VT Headlines: Winooski man arrested after assault of employee, officer at Einstein’s Tap House
Quechee covered bridge reopens following flood repairs; Vermont inmate died from drug overdose, police say; Flood damage victims can seek relief loan extensions; New FEMA advice number
Roper: Business group wants 802,000 Vermonters by 2035
If you can’t find or afford a place to live in a state, odds are you’re not going to live in it. So, what political party’s policies are making it difficult and expensive to build housing in Vermont? Hmmm…
Bossange: It’s time to become activists to save our democracy and environment
The nation is at a new tipping point now, and we all need to consider what actions we each need to take to be sure our democracy survives.
Dame: Republicans champion debate
Last week, the first Republican Presidential Debate set records for viewership, totaling a live audience of over 12 million. It was the most-watched cable telecast of the year outside of sports.
Cardello: Turn the anger of the mug shot into victory
The radical Left aim to to punish and eliminate the opposition just like regimes do in Third World Countries.
Klar: Vermont’s Libertystock Festival 2023 is this weekend!
I want to alert you to an outdoor liberty-loving event in the Green Mountains this weekend.
Moose-vehicle collisions way up this year
Nineteen people have died from vehicular collisions with moose since 1985.
UVM freshmen instate enrollment up 8%
Incoming class includes increase in Vermonters and international students, representing 45 states and 23 countries.
McClaughry: Let’s re-open the health care debate
It’s long overdue for Vermont to look beyond the many “stakeholders” jealously guarding their interests, and start looking at tested – and affordable – real world alternatives.
Bradford transient busted for golf shoe burglary
Homeless man responsible for Bradford burglaries, local police say.
Warner: Why the establishment can’t solve the Trump “problem”
Trump’s appeal is not him. It’s his willingness to call out the phonies, the industry of liars and the brutal honesty of a man who’s benefited by the system.
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